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25Sep

COVID-Confusion: Force Majeure and Executive Orders

Amid the unprecedented conditions that businesses have been forced to operate under, real estate and construction professionals in particular may be struggling to navigate pandemic related legal challenges in their markets. From executive orders issued at state and local levels, to exceptional circumstances applied to force majeure contract provisions, the confusion inspired by COVID-19 continues to plague businesses as case law develops in the court system......
By: Shutts & Bowen LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/covid-confusion-force-majeure-and-20297/

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